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Opponent: Nebraska-Kearney
Time: Thursday, December 10; 5:30 PM
Location: Meyer Sports Center; Bolivar, Missouri

Bolivar, Mo. - Southwest Baptist closes out their four game homestand on Thursday when they host Nebraska-Kearney.

The Coaches and the All-Time Series
SBU head coach Kelsey Keizer in her second season on the Bearcat bench after leading SBU to a 9-18 (4-15 MIAA) record last season. Coach Keizer had spent the past three years as the assistant at Southwest Baptist after playing collegiately for Division I Drake.

Carrie Hofstetter is in her 1st season as the head coach at Nebraska-Kearney. Hofstetter comes to Nebraska-Kearney after serving as the head coach at Hastings College the past three seasons, holding a coaching record of 68-31.

Southwest Baptist leads the all-time series against Nebraska-Kearney 3-0. SBU claimed the only meeting between the two schools last season 81-69 in Kearney.

Scouting the Bearcats
Southwest Baptist dropped a tight, physical contest to #18 Missouri Western 93-87 last time out, and are now 5-2 (1-1 MIAA) on the season. The Bearcats are led in scoring and rebounding by Caylee Richardson who is averaging just short of a double-double at 14.1 ppg and 9.4 rpg. Dilonna Johnson averages 11.3 ppg and a team high 3.9 apg, while Megan Rosenbohm is averaging 9.3 ppg and Mackenzie Skupa is averaging 7.9 ppg and 4.6 rpg.

Scouting the Lopers
Nebraska-Kearney comes into the game against Southwest Baptist with a 4-4 (0-2 MIAA) record on the season. The Lopers are coming off of back-to-back home loses to Washburn and Emporia State last week. The Lopers are led in scoring by Laramey Becker who averages 13.1 ppg, while McKenzie Brown averages 10.1 ppg. Bri Starks is UNK's leading rebounder at 5.8 rpg, while Alexa Hogberg averages 4.0 apg.